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Bancroft Season 2 Review

When Joe is dragged into the middle of a double murder case, Bancroft determines to do anything to protect her son and finds herself up against a chilling new antagonist.   

Elizabeth Bancroft is a cop with a lot of skeletons in her closet. I fell absolutely in love with her in the first episode of season 1. Bancroft is incredibly clever, ambitious, devious and ruthless – her underhanded tactics and appalling acts are committed not because she enjoys it, but because she feels them to be necessary. It makes her a very interesting character to watch. Sarah Parish as always plays her brilliantly.

But this season is different. Because not only do we know Bancroft’s ugly secrets this time around, she’s also different to the woman we came to know in season 1. Season 2 Bancroft may have everything she ever aimed for professionally, but personally, she has lost her son, who blames her for the death of his girlfriend. The inclusion of Bancroft’s mother was an interesting addition, allowing for some hints into backstory that I hope will be properly explored in season 3.

Season 2 Bancroft is not as in control – she’s starting to lose it, and the people around her are starting to take notice. She puts the respect her colleagues have for her on the line due to her actions, and this comes back to bite her, thanks also to longtime enemy Cliff Walker, who has been suspicious of her since season 1.

Not matter what Bancroft does, I like her and I’m rooting for her. Even when she’s killing people herself, or getting someone else to do her dirty work. The  suspense in Bancroft is brilliantly executed – I’m constantly on the edge of my seat, hoping that she’ll best all of her opponents, and cheering her on as she bloodily removes the obstacles against her. She’s so charismatic, I can’t help but like her.

This season’s antagonist is a woman much like Bancroft, a woman who also happens to be her son’s fiancee. Annabel is both calculating and charismatic, her smarts and psychopathic tendencies almost rival Bancroft’s. Yet Bancroft evidently sees herself differently – whilst her actions are out of ‘necessity’, Annabel is playing a game because she’s bored. Nevertheless, Bancroft knows how people like Annabel think because in some ways they are quite similar. Bancroft still has to work for it, but her eventual triumph over Annabel proves just how good she is. This cat and mouse game between two such women made for an incredible season full of tension.

I was worried at the end when Bancroft was tied down and held at gunpoint by Annabel, that DSU Jake Harper’s arrival meant he was going to be the one to save her. I’m so glad that wasn’t the case. What I love about Bancroft is that not only is she independent, she’s also two steps ahead of everyone else, and I felt a rescue would’ve cheapened her triumph over Annabel. I did however get the vibe later that Jake might have a bit of a thing for Bancroft, or was I imagining that?

Of course, it turns out that Bancroft isn’t always two steps ahead, and by the end of the season, she starts to face some consequences for her actions, as certain individuals are enlightened as to her true nature. As annoyed as I am that Bancroft had this loss after such a big high, I am interested to see how this storyline will play out next season. How will Bancroft get herself out of this one?

Bancroft Season 1 Review

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DCI Bancroft (Sarah Parish) with onscreen mother Carol (Francesca Annis)

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Why the fuck did no one tell me that season 2 of Bancroft is already out and finished????? One of my fave recent shows I can’t wait to catch up on it!!!!!

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Faye Marsay and Sarah Parish in You, Me and Him (2017) and Bancroft (2017)

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DS Katherine Stevens | Bancroft - Part 2

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the sexual tension between elizabeth bancroft and katherine stevens is so thick you could cut it with a knife and I love it

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Bancroft Season 1 - Episode 4: Episode 4 AirDate: December 14th, 2017, 09:00 PM

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Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama and Charlotte Moore, BBC Director of Content have commissioned Vigil (w/t), a brand new six-part thriller from World Productions, the makers of Line Of Duty and Bodyguard. Written and created by Bafta-nominated writer Tom Edge (Judy, The Crown, Strike) with episodes by Ed Macdonald (The End Of The F***ing World) and Chandni Lakhani (Dublin Murders).

The fictional drama will be directed by Bafta-winner James Strong (Broadchurch, Vanity Fair, Liar) and Isabelle Sieb (Shetland, The Athena). The series will star Suranne Jones (Gentleman Jack, Doctor Foster), Rose Leslie (Game Of Thrones, The Good Fight), Shaun Evans (Endeavour, Whitechapel), Anjli Mohindra (Bodyguard, Bancroft), Martin Compston (Line Of Duty, Mary Queen Of Scots), Paterson Joseph (The Leftovers, Peep Show), Connor Swindells (Sex Education, Jamestown), Adam James (Belgravia, Doctor Foster), and Gary Lewis (His Dark Materials, Billy Elliot).

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board a Trident nuclear submarine bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) leads an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that threatens the very heart of Britain’s nuclear deterrent.  [...]

Rose Leslie says: “I was weaned on BBC drama and it is thrilling to be back working at a place that feels like home with Tom Edge's complex and gripping script. It will be a real honour to work with Suranne and I am looking forward to be filming back in Scotland." [...]

Simon Heath, CEO and Creative Director, World Productions says, “We’re thrilled that the first drama out of our Scottish office is such a timely and gripping idea, brilliantly executed by Tom Edge. We couldn’t ask for a stronger cast, led by the brilliant Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie.”  Vigil (w/t) will be executive produced by Simon Heath (Line Of Duty, Save Me, Bodyguard) for World Productions and Gaynor Holmes for the BBC. The 6x60’ fictional drama series will be set and filmed in Scotland and is supported by the National Lottery through Screen Scotland. International distribution will be handled by ITV Studios.

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Sharon Rooney is joining Keeley Hawes and Joanna Lumley in the cast of ITV's new drama Finding Alice!

10 January 2020: "ITV today announced an all-star line-up joining award-winning actor Keeley Hawes in new contemporary drama Finding Alice. The six-part drama created by Roger Goldby, Keeley Hawes and Simon Nye, and written by Roger and Simon, follows a woman whose husband’s sudden and accidental death unearths a trail of secrets, debt, suspicion and criminality.

The series will be produced by RED Production Company (a STUDIOCANAL company) in association with Bright Pictures TV, Buddy Club Productions and Genial Productions.

BAFTA-nominated Hawes (The Durrells, Bodyguard, Line of Duty) plays the role of Alice, and will be joined by a star-studded cast including Joanna Lumley(Gangster Granny, Absolutely Fabulous) and Nigel Havers (Benidorm, Coronation Street) as Alice’s parents Sarah and Roger, and Jason Merrells (Agatha Raisin, Safe House) as her husband Harry.

Also joining the cast are Gemma Jones (Gentleman Jack, Unforgotten) and Kenneth Cranham (Hatton Garden, Bancroft) as Minnie and Gerry, Alice’s in-laws. Rounding out the core cast is Isabella Pappas (Paranoid) as Alice and Harry’s 16-year-old daughter Charlotte, and Sharon Rooney (The Capture, No Offence) as Harry’s sister Nicola."

Filming starts soon, in London.

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Bummer. And a lame excuse, that doesn’t really make sense to us...

Hopefully better things to come for Faye!

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Sarah Parish, Faye Marsay lead the cast of new ITV Encore drama, Bancroft

Sarah Parish, Faye Marsay lead the cast of new ITV Encore drama, Bancroft #Bancroft

Cast announced for new thriller Bancroft as filming begins in Bolton Broadchurch actress Sarah Parish, is to lead the cast of new four-part ITV Encore thriller, Bancroft. Created and written by Kate Brooke (Mr Selfridge, Ice Cream Girls), Parish will play respected police officer DCI Elizabeth Bancroft, a tortured female detective with dark secrets in her past. Ruthless and courageous, Bancroft…

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I just finished watching Bancroft, and god is it glorious!!!!!